We have a big selection of stories for you to get you ready for the weekend. We’ll start with a Bitcoin and Ethereum rundown, looking at why today could be important for Bitcoin’s momentum, which direction it could go, and U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s latest comments on spot Ether ETF’s potential launch date. In other news, BNB has hit a  new all-time high, Franklin Templeton wants to create a private altcoin fund, and the big shorts against MicroStrategy are not having much luck.Further reading:

• Bitcoin may retest $69K next as shorts keep BTC price below all-time high
• Ethereum ETF launch date depends on issuers, not SEC — Gensler
• BNB blasts past $700. Is there a limit to this rally?
• Franklin Templeton considers new altcoin-focused crypto fund
• Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes
• Big shorters are betting $6.9B against MicroStrategy stocks

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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